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Alfonso d'Este (1486–1534), Duke of Ferrara
Titian
Period
Baroque
Theme
Power & Politics
Medium
Oil on canvas
Current Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Story
Alfonso died in 1534.
Titian painted this powerful duke who collected art obsessively and funded Titian's career.
The duke's calculating gaze reveals a man who wielded culture as skillfully as political power in Renaissance Italy..
“A silence so complete it becomes its own witness.”
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A restrained palette and sculptural lighting create a solemn geometry. The wooden crate and letter anchor the narrative with journalistic precision.
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